Learning German

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Language Schools

Die Neue Schule		Gieselerstraße Ecke Brandenburgische Straße Wilmersdorf
Hartnackschule		Motzstraße 5 Schöneberg
Tandem Berlin		Lychenerstr. 7 Prenzlauer Berg
Inlingua		Kronenstr. 55-58 Mitte
Berlitz		Charlottenburg, Steglitz, Mitte, and Tegel
Volkshochschule		Adult education center (located in each neighborhood)
Tandem Partners		You can learn German for free by finding a German to participate in a language exchange with you. You speak English for half of your meeting, and then switch and speak German. Contact/check-out universities, language school bulletin boards, or post your own in a newspaper, online, bulletin board, etc.

Helpful Words & Phrases

NB: When two vowels go walking, the second does the talking!

General Phrases

Ja (yah)		Yes
Nein (nine)		No
Bitte		Please
Danke schön (shuhrn)		Thank you
Ich möchte bezahlen, bitte.		I would like to pay, please.
Die Rechnung, bitte.		Check please.
Guten Morgen		Good Morning
Guten Tag		Good Day
Guten Abend		Good Evening
Guten Nacht		Good Night (as a farewell)
Wie geht es Ihnen?		How are you? (Formal)
Wie geht’s?		How are you? (Informal)
Wie viel kostet es?		How much does it cost?
Wo ist die Toilette?		Where is the toilet/bathroom?

Days of the Week

Note: most calendars begin with Monday (not Sunday)

Montag		Monday
Dienstag		Tuesday
Mittwoch		Wednesday
Donnerstag		Thursday
Freitag		Friday
Samstag/ Sonnabend		Saturday
Sonntag		Sunday

Directions

Links		Left
Rechts		Right
Geradeaus		Straight
Die Ampel		Traffic Light
Wo ist …?		Where is …?
Die Straße		Street
Ost		East
West (Vest)		West
Nord		North
Süd (Zood)		South
Geöffnet		Open
Geschlossen		Closed

Entertainment

Die Karte / Die Karten		Ticket / Tickets
Die Kasse		Box office / Cashier
Ich hätte gern … Karte/n.		I would like … ticket/s.
Eine (eye-neh)	1	One
Zwei (tsvy)	2	Two
Drei (dry)	3	Three
Vier (fear)	4	Four
Fünf (foonf)	5	Five
Sechs (zex)	6	Six
Sieben (zeebn)	7	Seven
Acht (ahkt)	8	Eight
Neun (noyn)	9	Nine
Zehn (tsayn)	10	Ten

Time

24 hour clock

Die Zeit		Time
Wie spät ist es?		What time is it?
Morgen		Morning
Mittag		Afternoon
Tag		Day
Früh (frooh)		Early
Spät (shpayt)		Late
Pünktlich		Punctual

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